As the summers get hotter and the weather gets more humid in various parts of the world, the air conditioning unit has become an increasingly essential item for homes. However, running one or a few units can be costly. About 12% of an average home’s energy consumption in the United States is due to air conditioning. The use of this electrical item not only puts
Doing it yourself (DIY) is usually a cheaper option for many things. But what about DIY solar panels for home use? Is it really cheaper to DIY than to engage a professional solar installer? In
There are many options out there now for small sized solar panels. However, there is a lack of standardisation on what is considered a small solar panel. Type ‘small solar panel’ in a search engine
How do you get natural sunlight into a basement? With solar tubes! The basement is just an example of one of many interior spaces that can be lit up using solar tubes. Skylights can do the same thing too, but they are slightly different when
Did you know that the first design for the solar backpack was patented way back in 2006? However, it’s only been in recent years that it became commercially available on a worldwide scale. This is likely due to two factors. First, there is an ever
The word ‘hybrid’ in the field of green energy has been used to refer to two sources such as solar and wind. However, in the solar world, ‘hybrid’ refers to a solar power system that has both energy storage and connection to the electricity grid.
You may have heard of 3 phase solar inverters and wondered what they might be. How are they different from the regular solar inverter? Three phase solar inverters are made for grid-connected properties with a 3 phase electrical supply. This leads to the next question
A power optimizer or solar optimizer is an electrical component that can be added into a solar power system. It is not a type of solar inverter, as it is often misunderstood to be. Instead, it is considered a kind of module-level power electronic (MLPE).
The primary role of a solar inverter is to convert direct current (DC) produced by solar panels into appliance-friendly alternating current (AC) electricity. However, its role has expanded over the years, particularly with the development of newer and more complex types of solar inverters. There
